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By: E OLA KA 'OLELO HAWAI'Ihttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-540201
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:10:48 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-540201Huuui e Manuwai! NYC utilize him and kokua him through his efforts to broaden his reach so that he too may benefit from all of you. Malama kekahi i kekahi.

We look forward to your return kumu.

]]>By: Penny Martinhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-540177
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:35:32 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-540177I was very sad when I found out that Manuwai was leaving Molokai even for just a little while. However, when I read this article, it made me happy to know that he continues to share our Hawaiian language. It must be just wonderful for our Hawaiian people that live so far away to have him there. We miss you Manuwai but we are so proud of you! IMUA!
Would also like to send a big Molokai Aloha to Jason Poole and friends.

Penny Martin
Kalamaula, Molokai

]]>By: Jesse Leahttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-538927
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:08:51 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-538927eh, maika’i no e hoaaloha Manuwai. Being from Molokai, born and raised but lived in NYC for awhile, i know what a strange world we live…just wanna say….spread the love Manuwai. You make us all so proud!
]]>By: Wai'ehu Hammondhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-538863
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:42:07 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-538863E ola ka ‘olelo Hawai’i !! E Manuwai… Aloha wau ‘ia oe !! Ua maika’i loa keia !!! Moloka’i and Hawai’i nei a pau needs to be recognized and heard! Manuwai, how brilliant you are to be teaching your (our) native language in NEW YORK CITY !! If you want people to hear you…. go to N.Y!
I am born and raised in N.Y. and have spent my entire adult life in Hawaii nei. 1/2 Native American Indian and 1/2 African American, I understand the struggle that the Hawaiian people go through daily to fight for their cultural and political rights in America. To understand Hawaii and Hawai’ian people, the first step is to learn their language, without that, you’re just another visiter.Manuwai is a wonderfully gifted kumu and Moloka’i and now New York are lucky to have him! Enjoy him, listen and learn from him, and please… send him home!! We love and miss you Kumu !!!
Mahalo
Aloha No,
Wai’ehu Hammond
Moloka’i Little Grass Shack
Kaunakakai, Moloka’i
]]>By: Taongahuiahttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-537851
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:39:38 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537851Aloha and kia ora from Aotearoa … to those fortunate enough to have Manuwai in your midst, congratulations … his dedication and committment to his language, his cultural background and whakapapa (ancestry) is certainly outstanding and is an inspiration to his many friends and whanau here in Aotearoa and no doubt on his own ‘aina. We send our love and support to Manuwai in his passion for sharing his ‘olelo Hawai’i and in his studies …
]]>By: Malia Akutagawahttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-537631
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:47:56 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537631We on Molokai are so very proud of Manuwai, an outstanding person and kumu. His presence is missed here, but it gladdens our hearts to know that he continues to inspire people wherever he goes, bringing the `ike of our kupuna and `aina forth to malama our brothers and sisters abroad.
]]>By: Senator J. Kalani Englishhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-537497
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:20:07 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537497Congratulations to Manuwai Peters for taking our language to New York City. Indeed, he is one of the best Hawaiian language teachers I know. I encourage everyone there to take advantage of this rare opportunity.

As a Hawaiian speaker myself, I am very hopeful that the future of our language is secure with teachers such as Manuwai Peters. In the Hawaiian government, I encourage the use of Hawaiian in our transactions as it is also an official language for the state. Today, more and more people are using Hawaiian, and even the banks will accept checks written in Hawaiian!

The Hawaiian language will live because of teachers such as Manuwai Peters. E ola ka ‘Olelo Hawai’i!

]]>By: Nan Te Kanawahttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-537377
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:58:26 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537377I have known Manuwai for a few years now after he and a group of Hawaiian students and adults brought my grand daughter back from Molokaii-Hawaii after attending schooling there for three months, and then after her tragic accident on the island when she went back for the graduation. Since then he has become a well respected and loved family member of mine, and my wider family here in New Zealand. He is also well respected here in New Zealand by a lot of school groups which he has hosted when they went to Molokaii on school trips where they learnt the Hawaian way of life, language and culture.
He would be one of the most dedicated person I know wanting to revive the Hawaiian language, and has given so much to his Ohana on Molokaii. His love for his Hawaiian Ohana, language and culture is unsurpassed. He will surely be missed by his ohana on Molokaii and here in New Zealand while in New York City doing what he loves most, teaching his Hawaiian language and culture while doing his degree. In closing my family and I wish him all the best for the next two years while in New York City.
Arohanui Nan Te Kanawa and Whanau
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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:10:32 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537299Mahalo nui loa iā Manuwai Peters. E ola ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i.
And, mahalo to the Times for sharing about our language and culture. Thereʻs just one small thing Iʻd like to point out. The comment that one can’t readily hear or speak ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i even in Hawai‘i isn’t true. Since the ’70s, there has been a resurgence of the Hawaiian language in Hawai‘i and there are many communities where ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i is once again becoming the norm. Walking through the mall, along the beach, and even in my office in downtown Honolulu, I often hear people speaking Hawaiian causing me to smile.
]]>By: Andy Wanghttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-537259
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:52:19 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537259New York has a unique connection to Hawaii. In 1937, the Hawaiian Room in the Hotel Lexington opened and featured Hawaiian entertainment playing to packed houses. The monumental success led to the opening of many other “Hawaiian Rooms” including those at the St. Regis Hotel in NY, Roosevelt Hotel in Chicago, St. Francis in San Francisco.

It is good to know that the Hawaiian language is alive in New York City.

]]>By: Ku'ulani Miyashiro, Na 'Oiwi NYChttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-537229
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:39:32 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-537229Mahalo nui for posting this article! It is so maika’i loa that the ‘olelo is being perpetuated in NYC, as Jason said. There are so many wonderful resources available in NYC for people who want to learn more about Hawaiian culture! Halawai (halawai.org), Na ‘Oiwi NYC (naoiwinyc.vox.com), Hula classes for keiki (kids) by Kaina Quenga (leidancer.vox.com), Na Lehua Melemele/Lehua Films, (lehuafilms.com), Halau Hula O Na Mele ‘Aina O Hawaii (hulanewyork.com), and many more….
]]>By: jason poolehttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/comment-page-1/#comment-536949
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:56:37 +0000http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/transporting-a-rare-language-from-one-island-to-another/#comment-536949manuwai peters has truly blessed us here in nyc by sharing the gift of the hawaiian language. it’s beyond fantastic to have a kumu ‘ōlelo here in the big apple!
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